At that moment, Tang San was grinning smugly, and Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai beside him were no different.
After all, they were in much the same frame of mind as Tang San.
They had finally grown stronger, but the first thing they thought about wasn't how to benefit the people. It was how to make a name for themselves.
That was why the war between the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall was the perfect stage for them to show off.
Both Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai hoped to distinguish themselves in this war and earn glorious military honors. Better yet, they wanted to personally strike down Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue! Then they would definitely become famous throughout the land!
So Tang San wasn't the only one feeling smug and excited.
Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai beside him felt the same.
Among the Shrek Academy Seven Devils, only Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were relatively innocent.
Tang San and the others, along with the nobles, had thoroughly taken them in with their words. They genuinely believed that getting rid of Spirit Hall was a service to the people.
The group waited there a while longer, and at last they spotted something.
By then, Tang San had already received part of the Sea God's inheritance, giving him the Vast Sea Protective Barrier and immensely powerful spiritual perception.
Those two abilities could unleash extraordinary power on a battlefield.
The Vast Sea Protective Barrier could temporarily conceal their bodies, letting them approach their enemies silently while invisible.
His powerful spiritual perception, meanwhile, allowed Tang San to search and survey a wide area.
Such searches and probes would likely go unnoticed unless they encountered a powerhouse on Bibi Dong or Qian Daoliu's level.
So Tang San searched without the slightest restraint.
He unleashed his spiritual power at full strength, creating a detection fan several hundred meters across before him. The moment an enemy stepped into it, Tang San would know their location ahead of time and could then use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to ambush them.
And that was exactly what happened.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and the Spirit Hall soldiers under his command, hundreds of miles away, had only just stepped into the area when Tang San detected them with his spiritual power.
Tang San immediately broke into a smug smile and called to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun behind him. "Brothers! I've got them. Found them!"
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun both responded with fervent excitement.
They had been lying in ambush here for ages and were already getting impatient.
Now that Tang San had told them the enemy was coming, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun eagerly asked him, "Third Brother" and "Little San," respectively, "About how many enemies are there? How strong are they?"
Tang San only needed to use his spiritual power to sense their situation. After all, not one of the Spirit Hall soldiers—not even Chrysanthemum Douluo—was his match.
So surveying them was effortless.
Hearing Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai's questions, he quickly replied, brimming with confidence. "There aren't many. Fifty people in all."
"They're here to launch a surprise attack and intercept supplies, so Bibi Dong wouldn't dare send too many. She's afraid of being exposed."
"As for their strength, the force is divided into the commander and the soldiers. The soldiers are mostly Four-Ring Soul Ancestors. They're nothing to worry about. We could slap a whole bunch of them to death."
"The commander is Yue Guan—the Chrysanthemum Douluo we met before."
"But without Ghost Douluo, Yue Guan is much weaker than he used to be. After all, they were among the weaker Titled Douluo to begin with."
"The only reason they held such lofty positions in Spirit Hall was that they could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill together."
"Now that Gui Mei is dead, Yue Guan by himself is nothing to worry about!"
At the thought, Tang San's lips curled into a smug smile.
"Come on, brothers. Let's attack."
"Kill every last one of them! Let's show Bibi Dong what happens when she dares cross the Shrek Seven Devils!"
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun nodded smugly.
Ma Hongjun in particular was a man who couldn't change his nature. His Martial Soul's Evil Fire had faded, but his taste for women had never changed.
As far as he was concerned, the only pity was that they were on a battlefield and Bibi Dong was far too powerful.
Otherwise, he really would have liked to find out what it was like to have the Spirit Hall Pope, Bibi Dong.
She was a stunning beauty, and her status was incomparably noble. She was absolutely beyond comparison with those common, powdered women out there.
Tang San and his companions soon set off again.
However, as mentioned earlier, they were inside the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
That meant they were invisible.
In that state, Chrysanthemum Douluo and the other Spirit Hall troops had no way of noticing them approach.
So Tang San and the others drew near the Spirit Hall army without the slightest difficulty.
Even once they were close, they didn't rush blindly into an attack.
They could suddenly appear out of nowhere and strike Chrysanthemum Douluo and the others, inflicting considerable damage.
But that wouldn't maximize their advantage.
Instead, Tang San and the others chose to avoid the front line, use the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to circle around to the middle, and then attack!
That way, they could launch a fierce assault right from the center, split the enemy forces, and throw them into disarray! The enemy would be caught in a dilemma, unable to advance or retreat!
Tang San and the others quickly put their plan into action, and before long, they had reached a favorable position.
"How about it, brothers? Ready?"
Before making his move, Tang San glanced back at Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others and asked one last time.
"Ready!"
"Ready!"
"Ready!"
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others answered without hesitation.
"Heh, you're all ready?"
"Good!"
"Then let's move!"
"Attack now and wipe them all out!"
"Once they're dead, Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue will be next."
"I really want to cut off those two bitches' heads and feed them to the dogs. That'd be so much fun."
Tang San grinned smugly as he replied to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
Then, without another moment's hesitation, he dropped the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud's disguise and charged toward the Spirit Hall troops ahead!
Before you continue